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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Terminal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terminal and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Terminal:
- 40.755779, -112.009384
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Terminal
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Terminal is near Davis County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Terminal
Communities Also Named Terminal ...
We found one communities that are also named Terminal.
Within Utah, the name Terminal is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Terminal in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Terminal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terminal ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Blaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bullock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Catherine Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
- City Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- City Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
- Colorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
- Copperview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
- Crisp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Delta Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delta Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Park
- Dial Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
- El Dorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Equestrian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
- Featherstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Featherstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- Fox Shadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Shadow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Shadow
- Glen Heather
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
- Golden Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Great Westside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
- Harmony Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
- High Avenue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
- Highland Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter Farmes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
- Hunter Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
- Hunters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jonesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Jordan Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Lee Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
- Mallard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Maple Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
- Martins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martins is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mead Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Meadow Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Merry Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
- Orchard View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Poplar Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
- Progress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sharp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Silver Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Silver Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Sue Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
- Sundown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Swallow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
- Teasel Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
- Valley Down
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
- Willow Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Willow Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place
How Far From Terminal to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Terminal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Terminal and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Terminal to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Terminal could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terminal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Terminal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terminal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7558, Longitude: -112.0094 In this case, the coordinates for Terminal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.594 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.837 degrees. |
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